Well, if it's misindexed they've hidden it pretty well. I did a search for bas* born in Kansas and got a lot of Basils, but nothing else that looked like bascom. I was looking for it to be the federal agent too! Got excited when I saw Willard Rogers too, but turns out that's NOT Will Rogers real name...Deb

Ho Ho Ho, I think I found it. Elmer "Len" Dresslar, Jr. voice of the Green Giant. In the 1930 Census (I had to browse for it) for Ellinwood, Barton County, Kansas he is listed as the son of Elmer L. and Ethel Dressler. Also enumerated, Bascom Dressler, nephew.

Yes! Elmer "Len" Dresslar, Jr., died on this date in 2005. He was best known as the voice of the Jolly Green Giant, but also provided the voices of "Snap" for Rice Krispies, "Dig'em" for Sugar Smacks, and the Marlboro Man.